Baby Steps Practitioner - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Early Help Service to deliver the Baby Steps programme

As a Baby Steps Health Practitioner, you'll thrive on assessing the needs of individual families and supporting parents not only for the birth their baby but also their own the transition to parenthood.

_ _You will thrive on sharing skills and knowledge within a skilled multi-disciplinary team

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

About you
As a _Baby Steps Health Practitioner_, you will bring to the role:

You must have a midwifery qualification, be currently registered and continue to be registered throughout your employment with the National Medical Council (NMC).
You will have extensive knowledge and experience of implementing safeguarding policies and procedures.
You will be an enthusiastic, resilient, and motivated individual who is able to deliver an innovative relationship and evidencebased programme and be a part of a skilled multidisciplinary team
You will have indepth knowledge and understanding of infants and young children's physical, cognitive and emotional development and understand the importance of attachment theory in pregnancy and early childhood.
You will be skilled in developing positive, respectful, and responsive relationships with parents and their infants, at risk of poor emotional wellbeing during the transition to parenthood to enable them to have the best start in life

About the role

Baby Steps is an evidence-based perinatal education and support programme for new parents who are more likely to need extra help and less likely to access antenatal education.

As our next Baby Steps Health Practitioner, you'll be a valued member of the team bringing your expertise to the role.

The role is integral to our_ _Baby Steps multi-disciplinary team and will complement the knowledge and experience of family support and parenting practitioners and the wider team.

As a caseload holder you will have the opportunity to support early intervention in the lives of babies in utero through to new-born.

What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays

- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is ranked 70 on the Stonewall Equality Index 2023. We are also an age-friendly employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Job purpose

To take a leading role in ensuring the Baby Steps programme is delivered to the highest possible standard achieving the best possible outcomes for mothers, fathers and their babies.
To take a leading role in ensuring that pregnant women and their partners receive the most up to date information on preparing for the birth of a baby and the birth experience.
To fulfil the requirements of the Baby Steps service level agreement.
To develop positive, respectful and responsive relationships with parents to enable children to have the best start in life.
To work with parents at higher risk of poor emotional wellbeing during the transition to parenthood, and more likely to struggle to provide sensitive and appropriate care for their baby.
To improve the quality and accessibility of evidence based education programmes within Leeds for families with a wide range of risk factors associated with poor outcomes for children.
To work with a wide range of services and agencies to promote and publicise Baby Steps and other evidence based programmes.
To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are maintained.
To manage data collection, analysis and reporting to meet local and national monitoring and evaluation needs.
To work closely with colleagues within NSPCC, external agencies including the programme advisers and evaluators to achieve effective and replicable practise.

Responsibilities